Mexico
Time now in El Alacrán
Monday, 24 August 2026
Sunrise 06:28Sunset 07:03Time zone UTC −6
Time zone
America/Mexico_City
UTC offset
UTC −6
Daylight saving
Not in effect
Population
13
Sunrise
06:28
Sunset
07:03
Day length
12h 35m
Coordinates
17.32, -100.84
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About the time in El Alacrán
El Alacrán runs on America/Mexico_City, which puts the city UTC −6 from Coordinated Universal Time right now. The clock at the top of this page is not copied from your device: it is anchored to our reference timestamp and re-rendered every second against the IANA time zone database, so it stays right even when a laptop or phone has quietly drifted.
Around 13 people live in El Alacrán, and all of them keep the same civil time, so the reading above applies to the whole urban area — not just the city centre.
El Alacrán sits at latitude 17.32, in the tropical band, so day length here swings only a little between midwinter and midsummer — today's 12h 35m is one point on that curve, not a fixed value.
Frequently asked questions about time in El Alacrán
- How far ahead or behind UTC is El Alacrán?
- El Alacrán is UTC −6 at this moment; the offset is read live, so it already accounts for daylight saving.
- What are normal business hours in El Alacrán in UTC?
- A 09:00–17:00 working day in El Alacrán runs from 15:00–23:00 UTC today.
- Which time zone is El Alacrán in?
- El Alacrán uses America/Mexico_City, currently UTC −6.
- What time is it in El Alacrán right now?
- The live clock above shows the current time in El Alacrán, updating every second from America/Mexico_City (UTC −6).
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